Vocabulary
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
- being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- piece together: To assemble or put together from fragments or parts.
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- listening: To use your ears to hear and understand things
- listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
- body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
- person: Man, woman or child
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- speak: To be able to use a certain language
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
- teach: To help someone learn or do something
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- help: To act to enable a person to do something; assist
- umbrella: Including many smaller things of the same type
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- textbook: A book that is used to study
- point: An item to be discussed
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- repeat: Action that is done again
- activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
- fit: Good looking; physically attractive
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- piece: A counter in a board game
- level: Specific height of something
- true: Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
- difficulty: Something that is hard to do
- helpful: Doing things that help someone
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- communicate: To give and exchange information
- perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
- connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
- communication: Talking to people; giving information to people
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- action: Something that a person or thing does
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- couple: To join something to something else
- understanding: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
- patience: Ability to wait without being annoyed
- demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
- interacting: To talk or do things with each other
- feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
- specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
- opening: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
- everyday: Used or seen daily; for daily use; ordinary
- gesture: Bodily movement expressing a particular meaning
- audio: Concerning sound
- multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
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She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.
Vocabulary
- brave
adj. Having courage
- comfort zone
phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe
Explanation
a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step".
forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead".
The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.
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brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
A2 Elementary
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